Pretied necktie and clip



Jan. 28, 1969 H. SPIEGEL ET AL 3,423,762

PRETIED NECKTIE AND CLIP Filed July 6, 1967 Sheet of 2 IN VENTORS fi-ank6 e eney.

BY 9L ATTURNES Jan. 28, 1969 H. SPIEGEL ET AL PRETIED NECKTIE AND CLIPFiled July 6, 1967 Sheet INVENTQRS Herberf United States Patent3,423,762 PRETIED NECKTIE AND CLIP Herbert Spiegel, Tenafly, and FrankSweeney, Bayonne, NJ. (both of 21 E. Lafayette St., Hackensack, NJ.

Filed July 6, 1967, Ser. No. 651,604 US. Cl. 2153 Int. Cl. A41d 25/02Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The invention relates to pretiedneckties having a form member in their knot portion, and a pivotablefastener member carried by the form member to engage the necktie on theneckband of a collar.

A principal object of the invention is to provide a general-ly improvedpretied necktie assembly with a clip which has a two-part structure, onepart of the clip engaging folds in a necktie knot and the other partengaging on the neckband of a collar.

For further comprehension of the invention and of the objects andadvantages there of, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings and to the invention are more particularly setforth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIGURE 1 is a front elevational view of a pretied necktie and clipaccording to the invention, part of the knot of the necktie being brokenaway.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged rear view of the necktie and clip, parts of thenecktie being broken away.

FIG. 3 is an edgewise elevational view taken on line 33 of FIG. 2, withhook shown open.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the clip per se with hook shown in closedposition.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the closed clip.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional view taken on line 6-6 of FIG. 4.

FIG. 7 is a view similar to FIG. 6, with hooks shown in open position.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged exploded perspective view of the clip.

FIGS. 9-12 are plan views showing different stages of tying of a necktieaccording to the invention.

Referring first to FIGS. 1-8, there is shown a necktie and clip assembly10. Clip 11 has a metal body 12 which is rigid and generally trapezoidalin shape. The body 12 has a pair of lateral triangular wings 14, 15,bent rearwardly on lines 17 from the fiat center section 16 of the body.At the narrow bottom end of section 16 are two spaced, depending curvedfingers 18. Concave sides of the fingers face rearwardly. A long,flexible tongue 20 is struck rearwardly from section 16 and is joined byspringy end 21 to section 16. The lower part of the tongue is free andit terminates in bottom trip 22 which is bent forwardly in alignmentwith centers of fingers 18.

Clip 11 has a hook 25 formed with loop 26 extending rearwardly andterminating in a free tab end 28 which is wider than tongue 20. Thebight 30 of the hook is at the top of the hook so that the slIlOOk isopen underneath. The shank 32 of the hook extends downwardly and isformed with an upwardly and forwardly bent tailpiece 34. The tailicepiece terminates in a crossbar 36. The ends of the crossbar fitrotatably in the concave sides of fingers 18 while the tip 22 of tongue20 overlays and presses against the center portion of crossbar 36. Whenthe hook is open, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 7, the free end edge 37 of thecrossbar abuts tip 22 of tongue 20 and edges 39 of ends of the crossbarabuts the finger 18 so that the hook is held open. When the hook isclosed, as shown in FIGS. 4-6, edge 37 of the crossbar abuts the rear oftongue 20 just above tip 22 and edges 39 of the crossbar pressdownwardly and forwardly in fingers 18. The tailpiece 34 extends at alltimes forwardly between the fingers 18 and rotates between these fingersbetween open and closed positions of the hook.

FIGS. 2 and 912 show how knot 48 is formed in necktie 50. Starting wit-ha straight necktie shown in FIG. 9, end portions P1 and P2 are foldeddown on diagonal lines F1, F2 to form folds F1 and F2 shown in FIG. 10.These folds are spaced apart to leave a center portion P3 ofpredetermined length. Portions P1 and P2 are folded down over sea-m 52so their front sides face rearwardly at the back of the necktie. PortionP1 is then folded inwardly to the left on vertical transverse line F3 toform fold F3 so that the rear side of portion P1 faces rearwardly. Thisforms a triangular first pocket open at the bottom and defined betweentriangular portion P4 and portion P1 of the necktie. Wing 14 of clip 11can be inserted into this pocket as shown by dotted lines in FIG. 11.

Portion P2 can now be folded to the right on vertical transverse foldline F4 to form fold F4. This will define another pocket betweentriangular portion P5 and portion P2 of the necktie. The other wing 15of the clip can be inserted into this pocket and point T of the pocketcan be inserted just inside of point T of portion P4 of the firstpocket. Point A at the lower corner of portion P4 registers with point Bof the right edge of portion P2 as seen in FIG. 12. Point C of portionP5 registers with point D at the left edge of portion P2. All thesepoints can be brought close together just under fingers 18 of the clipand secured by stitch 54 at the rear of the knot. The center part ofportion P3 forms the front of the knot located just above front portionP1 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. If necessary, the stitches 54 can be outand the necktie can be removed from the clip. The necktie can theneasily be interchanged with another one. This replaceable andinterchangeable capability is an important advantage of the presentinvention. Portion P2 is located behind portion P1 in the tied necktie.

To mount the pretied necktie and clip assembly on the collar 55 of agarment such as a shirt, the hook will be opened by bending itrearwardly as shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 7.

The neckband 56 of a collar 55 as shown in FIG. 3 is normally verticallydisposed. The open loop 26 of hook 25 will be engaged on the neckbandwith bight 30 overlying the upper edge 57 of the neckband and with tab28 located behind the neckband. The collar button 59 will be locatedinside the hook. Thus the hook fits snugly on the neckband. Now the bookcan be bent back inside the knot 48 which has 'a rather concave shape atthe back due to the rearwardly bent wings 14, 15 of the clip. The hookwill be concealed within the knot which conforms to the convex curvatureof the collar at the front where the necktie is supported. The wings 60of the knot are held against the collar by the closed hook. By oppositemovements, the assembly of necktie and clip are quickly removed from thecollar.

It will be noted that the clip requires only two parts to serve as aform for the knot and as retainer member for the collar. The clip can bemanufactured readily by mass production metal working machinery.Conventional neckties can be employed which is a further advantage ofthe invention.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise construction herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A necktie and clip assembly comprising a clip having a rigid bodyserving as a form for a knot in said necktie, and a hook pivotallyengaged with said body for engaging on the neckband of a collar, wherebythe hook can be turned to open position away from said body tofacilitate engagement on the neckband and whereby the hook can be turnedto closed position against the body to hold said knot in abutment withsaid collar, said body being generally trapezoidal in form and having apair of laterally spaced triangular wings bent rearwardly of a centralplane section of said body, a pair of laterally spaced curved fingersformed at the lower narrower end of said body, said fingers havingconcave sides facing rearwardly, a slidable tongue integral with struckrearwardly from said central plane section, said tongue having an upperspringy end joined to said central plane section and a free lower end,said free lower end of the tongue being formed with a forwardly bent tiplocated between the fingers, said hook having a rearwardly disposedupper loop with a bight at the top and open at the bottom, said hookhaving a forwardly disposed shank formed with a forwardly and upwardlycurved tailpece at its lower end, said tailpiece terminating in agenerally rectangular crossbar, ends of said crossbar being rotatablyengaged in said fingers while the tip of said tongue abuts the crossbarto hold the same in a yieldable spring grip, said hook being shaped toengage on the neckband end of a collar, whereby the hook can be bentrearwardly to open position to facilitate engagement on said neckbandwith said bight overlaying the upper edge of the neckband, and wherebythe body of the clip will be abutted to the collar when the hook is bentforwardly to closed position with respect to said body, said tongueserving to hold the same in both the open and closed positions thereof.

2. A necktie and clip assembly as recited in claim 1, further comprisinga necktie having a knot formed therein, said knot having a pair ofpockets at its rear receiving the respective wings of said body, bottomcorners of said pockets being joined together by stitching under saidfingers at the rear of the necktie so that the knot has a generallycurved configuration concave at the rear of the necktie for conformingto the convex shape of said collar, and so that the necktie is removablefrom the clip by removing said stitching.

3. A necktie and clip assembly as recited in claim 1, further comprisinga necktie having a knot formed therein, said knot having a pair ofpockets at its rear receiving the respective wings of said body, andmeans holding the knot snugly on said body.

4. A necktie and clip assembly as recited in claim 3, the bottom cornersof said pockets being joined together by stitching under said fingers atthe rear of the necktie so that the knot has a generally curvedconfiguration concave at the rear of the necktie for conforming to theconvex shape of said collar and so that the necktie is removable fromthe clip by removing said stitching.

5. A necktie and clip assembly as recited in claim 3, wherein said hookis rigid in form with a loop having a closed bight at the top foroverlying the neckband of the collar, and having a rear free tab forabutting the inside of said neckband, said loop being open at the bottomfor slipping easily on the neckband.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,931,045 4/1960 France 21533,050,737 8/1962 Scully 2153 3,208,081 9/1965 Scully 2-150 3,220,01511/1965 Kanter et al. 2-153 PATRICK D. LAWSON, Primary Examiner.

